Sentinel Chicken Coop Review from Tractor Supply

After owning our Producer's Pride chicken coop for a couple weeks we wanted to share how much we, and the chickens are enjoying it.

[@connellyoff-roadadventure3265]

They got big quick!!! Love that you share and can’t wait to see you harvesting eggs!

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

Yeah, even since making that video they have grown alot. Should start getting eggs by early Sept.

[@kevinscamera5574]

Looks like a good coop for your startup. Wow ! Your chickens are sure growing fast. One looks like a Guinea hen 😎

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

That's Hailey and so funny, just this morning I told Bunny that she looks like a Guinea Fowl!

[@RockyCreekHomestead]

That certainly seems to be a better store bought coop. I like your rigging for making the door access easier. Birds look great 👍

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

Thank you and yes, it's a nice coop for sure! We just bought 100 feet of Premier 1's electric fence. The birds are going to have a very roomy surprise this weekend!

[@lbroome]

That is a nice coop

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

We like it as much as they do! Good hearing from you, hope all is well.

[@Frank-qs3pe]

Wow they grew fast !!

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

Crazy man!

[@jonathannazario1212]

Awesome video. Thanks

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

Hey glad you enjoyed it!

[@halilbalaban1056]

Hello my friend. Your chicken coop turned out very nice. Your chickens will be very happy. Could you write me the width and length dimensions of this chicken coop and the height of the roof and the height of the garden fence in feet?

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

Afternoon Halil. To make sure I don't give you wrong dimensions, just Google "Tractor Supply Sentinel Coup." It's holding up really great and actually still looks new. We are both very impressed with it and I hope you will be too.

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

Forgot.. The electric fence is 4 foot tall and made by Premier One.

[@PaulaWalnuts]

Just found your video and have been contemplating this coop. I have a fenced in yard…do you think this is a pretty secure coop to keep them safe from predators? We have mostly possums, raccoons and armadillos in our area. Thanks!

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

@@PaulaWalnuts Hey Mr. Walnuts (great name) We had the coop for over a year now and it's been wonderful! Surprisingly it even still looks like new. We use a Premier One 4" fence. Every 6 months we trim their flight feathers for good measure. The first couple months we would close the coop door every night and open every morning. We got tired doing that so for the last year we just keep the sliding door open but I removed the ramp. I figure that makes it a bit harder for snakes and stuff to find and access the only opening. Chickens come & go as they please without worry about a broken "automatic door." So far zero critter problems. I have cameras all around the coop to see if anything is stalking them but the only things I've ever seen that close are rabbits. We have tons of wildlife including bobcat, coyote, black bear, raccoons, opossum and armadillos everywhere. We never had a problem, maybe we have just been lucky. Maybe Brindy's scent keeps them at bay? I was most worried about hawks and eagles but if you have a couple trees around the fencing / coop, air predators won't fly in, they want a clear and open flight path. All the best if you get the coop. If you don't want to build your own, it's great for the money.

[@PaulaWalnuts]

@@HomesteadOnThePreserve thank you very much for the information! Always appreciate when folks are willing to spread their knowledge!

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

@@PaulaWalnuts I just wrote a lot but really didn't answer your core question. The coop itself is VERY strong and solid and it's much heavier then it appears. Critters digging under the frame to enter would be the weak spot but that's not the coops fault. We bank on the E-fence to keep em out completely.

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

@@PaulaWalnuts You're very welcome, that's why we are all here, to learn from each other.

[@pukencry]

What do you do if it gets to hot inside the coop at night?

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

The small vent on each side and the front door remain open during the hot months. The chickens can enter and leave the coop at will. This provides lots of air flow keeping them happy and healthy.

[@josephrosser4609]

Question: not sure where you’re located, but we have the same coop for four hens. We live in NE Oklahoma where the winters get down to between 0 to 20 degrees. How are you going to winterize your coop in order to keep the hens warm?

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

Morning Joseph. We're in NW Florida, juuuuuuust south of Alabama and it actually goes down to the high 20s in the winter here. During winter we will keep the vents open but close the sliding door in the evening then open it each morning. The birds (even the guinne hen) all snuggle up on the perch nightly, keeping each other warm. Since upgrading to a Premier One 100' electric fence we now keep the slider open 24 / 7 until winter arrives.

[@josephrosser4609]

@@HomesteadOnThePreserve thank you. Our coop is just in back of our deck and is very predator proof. So, like you, we keep the door open for extra ventilation. However, we will close it in winter at night. Someone suggested we add extra pine shavings on the metal sliding pan for additional warmth. We’ll come up with a plan to keep the water thawed. We also have rabbits but I think they’ll be fine with their winter coats on. Thanks again.

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

@@josephrosser4609 Great plan and all the best to you and your critters!

[@Bonniebrubeckjeter]

How would you move it? It seems really heavy

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

It actually is heavy because it's built very well. We move it with a wheel system called ChickLift which we did a video on if you want to check it out. Makes moving it pretty easy.

[@MarilynAlladio-ng1mn]

Does not show you how to assemble together a coop.

[@HomesteadOnThePreserve]

We were going to make an assembly video as a Part 1 but the instructions are so well made it's not necessary. Likely harder to follow while watching than just reading. If assembly troubles you, it's actually pretty easy and straightforward.